Bidspirit auction | ANTIQUE BENIN BRONZE LEOPARD NIGERIA

ANTIQUE BENIN BRONZE LEOPARD NIGERIA - Large Antique Benin Bronze Leopard Nigeria. Measures 21” long, 6” wide and 20” tall. Weight 21 lbs. The leopard is a motif that occurs throughout many of the Benin Bronzes, because it is the animal which symbolizes the Oba. The Oba of Benin (now Nigeria) is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. Provenance: The Hamill Gallery of Tribal Art. Roxbury, Mass. Condition: excellent